Ten people were arrested after violence broke out before a March for Trump rally in Berkeley, police said.

At about 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 people were arrested, including five for battery, four for assault with a deadly weapon and one for resisting arrest, police said.

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About 300 people gathered in downtown Berkeley for the pro-Trump rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

Two hours before the rally was scheduled to start, anti-Trump protesters showed up for a counter-protest.

Police said in several cases, individuals who were fighting declined police assistance. They added “because of the nature of the crows, police are not always able to make immediate arrests without inciting further violence or injuring peaceful bystanders.”

Police confiscated metal pipes, bats, “2x4s” and other pieces of woods. A group was detained when they brought bricks to the rally, police said.

Berkeley police are continuing their investigations and asked victims of crimes to come forward.